Bumper



L. CARUSO April 1, 1930.

BUMPER Filed Jan 19, 1929 ATToRNmgf Patented Apr. 1930 'UNITED STATE-sPATENT OFFICE f LOUIS CARUSO, OF IRVINGTON, NEWfJER-SEY., ASSIGNOR TO'THE LIONEL CORPORA- Y TION, .OF NEVI YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEWYORK BUMPER,

i 4Application ledvJanuary 19,` 1929. Serial N`o.i333,562.`

v ways so arranged that the act of placing the bumper on an energizedsection of toy railroad track will automatically illuminate the bumper.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a bumper whichcan be readily secured to toy railroad track so as to prevent trains onthe track Vrunning beyond the desired stop. y

The accompanying drawings show, for

l purposes of illustrating the present invention, one of the manypossible embodiments in which it may take form, it being understood thatthe drawings are illustrative of the invention rather than limiting thesame.

In these drawings: Y

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through one form of bumper;

Figure 2 is an end view ofthe bumper taken in the direction of the arrow2 of Figure 1; Y

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view through the lower part of thelamp socket; and

Figpre 4 is a diagrammaticview illustrating t e wiring.V Y

In the form of, construction here shown,

, the bumper includes a body in the form of a die casting 10 adapted totit on the track rails 11 vand 12 of toy railroad track and havingprovisions for an electric lamp socket 13. The bumper casting 10 has twodownwardly extending side flanges 14 and 15' vadapted t pass downoutside the track rails as indicated, and these side flanges carryscrews 16 adapted to be passed under the tread portion of the rail so asto prevent the bumper from being accidentally lifted off the tracklsection.

The lower rear corner of the bumper casting has downwardly extendingside flanges 17 which are adapted to engage with the base anges 18 ofthe track rails and which are adapted to engage with the cross tie 19 tolimit sliding movementof the bumper along the Vrails thereby making itunnecessary tov rely upon the clamping actionof the screw 16 which mightbend the rails.

An insulating plate 2O is mounted inside the bumper by means of screws21. This in .sulating plate is carried above the track rails andsupports a spring contact member 22. This contact member is secured bymeans of a pair of hollow rivets 23 and 24 and passes from the-upperside of the insulating plate down through `a hole 25V and is then bentas indicated so as to pass up through a hole 26 in the insulating plate.`The extreme end 27 of theu spring Contact overlies the upper face ofthe insulating plate 20. A wire 28 is secured to the-contact strip by ascrew 29 and theV other end of the wire is carried up casting 10 whereitis secured to ka conducting center contact'32 supported on aninsulating disk 33. The socket lug 31 is internally threaded asindicated to receive a lamp'base Y 34 and thelamp bulb 35 is adapted tobe disposed in a recess 36 in the upper part of the casting.

. A cover or shield 37 may also be provided. LThis shield maybe in theform of a sheet metal stamping of the desired shape and hav.

ing downwardly extending prongs 38 adapted to pass through slots inthebumper casting v10 and to be bent outwardly as indicated at 39 to securethe shieldinplace. The bumper may (also be provided with forwardlyextending bump receiving lugs 40 and 41 against which the end of a carorlocomotive may be brought. These lugs are spa-ced'l apart so `that thecar coupling device may pass in betweenvthem thereby preventing injuryto the coupler. v

bumper to be illuminated at any time that the Ythrough'a hole 30 in thesocket lug 31 of the p a conducting body adapted `to rest on thel" trackrails of toy railroad track, aninsulated contact supported from the bodyin a position to contact with a center or third rail,a lamp sockethaving one side grounded to the conducting body, and an insulatedcentercontact connected with the first mentionedcontact. a y a 2.Abumper for toy railroads comprising a conducting body adapted to rest'onthe track rails of toy railroad track, an insulating plate carried bthe body above the track rails, an insulatec contact supported from theplate in a position to contact with a cen- `ter or third rail, a lampsocket having one side grounded to the conducting body, andan insulatedcenter contact connected with the Lrst mentioned contact.

` 3. A bumper for toyrailroads comprising a conducting body having sideflanges adapted to embrace the treadsof the track rails of i toyrailroad track, an insulated contact suptions, a rear wall and aperforate top wall adapted to receive an electric lamp.

7. In a bumper for toy railroads, a body having side flanges adapted topass down outside the track rails of a toy railroad, side wallsextending upwardly above the rails, forwardly extending bump receivingportions, a rear wall and a top wall having a socket forming projectioninternally threaded to receive an electric lamp, a center insulatedcontact carried by the base of said projection, an insulated Contactcarried by the lbody member in a position to engage a center or `thirdrail, and a conductor connecting said contact-s.

f Signed at Irvington, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey,this 11th day of January, 1929.

LOUIS CARUSO.

ported from the body in a position to contact with a center or thirdrail, alamp socket h aving one side grounded to the conducting body, andan insulated Acenter contact cone nected with the first mentionedcontact..

4..; A bumper for toyrailroads comprising a conducting body having sideflanges adapted to embrace the treads of the track rails of toy railroadtrack and downwardly extending abutments adapted to engage a cross tieto limitsliding ofthe bumper on the rails, an insulated contactsupported from the bodyin a position to contact` with a center or thirdrail,` a lamp socket having one side grounde ed to the conducting body,and an insulated `center Contact connected with the first mentionedContact. i

5.`An accessory for l prising a conducting body adapted to rest on `thetrack rails of toy railroad track, an insulating plate carried by thebody above the rails, and acentrally located spring contact carried bythe plate and projecting downwardly to engage a center or third rail.

6. In a bumper` for toy railroads, a body having siede flanges adaptedto pass down outside the track rails of toy railroad, side "wallsextending upwardly above the rails,

Vforwardly 'extending bump receiving por* toy railroads, comi i los

